Two people were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for injuries they sustained during a fight outside the Cadillac Ranch Thursday morning.
According to Lawrence Police Sgt. Susan Hadl, officers received a call about 1:30 a.m. of a fight in progress in the parking lot outside The Ranch, 2515 West Sixth St.
Multiple people were involved in several small fights, although Hadl said a definite number couldn't be determined after viewing surveillance video of the five-minute incident.
During the fight, a 22-year-old Eudora man suffered a broken jaw after being punched in the face. The victim was transported by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where he was treated and later released. Officers interviewed the victim, who said he was trying to break up one of the fights when he was struck. He said he did not see who hit him.
A 33-year-old Lawrence woman drove herself to LMH after she was inadvertently struck during the incident. The woman told officers she had been near someone involved in the fight when that person was punched. The struck man started to fall and as he did, he ended up hitting the woman. She received stitches at the hospital.
Officers took control of the scene shortly after arrival and arrested a 22-year-old Eudora man on charges of battery and disorderly conduct. Hadl said the man also had several outstanding warrants, some of which were for similar incidents.
Police also located a vehicle that was reportedly related to the incident. The vehicle left the scene before officers had arrived. The owner of the vehicle would not speak with officers.
Hadl said police had not determined who struck the man who suffered the broken jaw. She said officers would continue to interview witnesses and review security video to gather more information.
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SFBayhawk (anonymous) says…
No good deed will go unpunished.
-Steve Martin
"Officers interviewed the victim, who said he was trying to break up one of the fights when he was struck. He said he did not see who hit him."
grammaddy (anonymous) says…
Jeez, and on Thanksgiving Eve.
srj (anonymous) says…
Proves rednecks can get in just as much trouble as people fro Topeka and KC.
Informed (anonymous) says…
Possibly, srj, but the article makes no mention of guns or knives, so Topeka and KC are still tops in my book.
LarryNative (anonymous) says…
Good old fashioned bar fight. The women should not have been in the middle of the brawl in the first place. Looky loo collateral damage.
srj (anonymous) says…
22 years old and has "several outstanding warrants, some of which were for similar incidents."
What a winner! When he's 30 and in Lansing, maybe he'll think about his life path.
50YearResident (anonymous) says…
Sucker Punched ? Only cowards do it.
Renaissance (anonymous) says…
you buy that story? If I'm involved in a bar fight (assault/battery) I'm going to tell the police "I was breaking it up and got punched" too so as to avoid getting to wear handcuffs. I imagine everyone involved was just "breaking it up"
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
Multiple people were involved in several small fights, although Hadl said a definite number couldn't be determined after viewing surveillance video of the
five-minute incident.
---"several small fights" hmmm. yep, no gun, no knife, ban eudora. these out-of-town thugs from eudora with their loud rap music and their low-hanging pants, loud music from their bumpitty bumpitty cars ...is there a eudora gang, maybe two and they fight on lawrence's nutral turf?
clearly, we must figure out how to divert these scofflaws away from our fair city and into, say, the Outhouse, instead.
or, maybe we just send them to Desoto.
LarryNative (anonymous) says…
What's a 33 year old women doing at the Ranch? Cougar night?
sunny (anonymous) says…
Will be a good conversation at the Thanksgiving dinner table today for the ones who got the stitches!
MamaB (anonymous) says…
Sounds like a busy night!!! Of course, it usually is on ticket night!! I hope everyone is well enough to enjoy their family on Thanksgiving!!!
puddleglum (anonymous) says…
cougar night!
wait at 33? that doesn't really qualify as a cougar....more like a manx
GardenMomma (anonymous) says…
Beer muscles.
LarryNative (anonymous) says…
How about a Liger?
slowplay (anonymous) says…
An ambulance for a broken jaw? And we wonder why insurance costs are so high. The cops could have dropped him off on their way back to the station.
Cougar (Coo-ger)
A distinguished species of older females who seek the company of younger males whilst avoiding the entanglements of a relationship, in favor of a lack of restrictions.
The cougar woman has overcome society’s proscribed behavior for women’s sexual behavior. Thus, she embraces her true self and lives her life to the fullest. She knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to hunt for it!
There are several species of cougars, but an insatiable sexual appetite and a lack of interest in marriage and other conventional romantic institutions are common to all.
"Man, check out the Cougar by the bar, she’s like way hotter than your mom."
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
What's a 33 year old women doing at the Ranch? Cougar night?
---yeah, kinda young cougar thar larry, you know something we all do not? you in n the bar brawl?
heck, at the rancho, she might've been the cause of the fight:
"wife? That's no lady, that's my wife!"
staff04 (anonymous) says…
"An ambulance for a broken jaw?"
Concerned about spinal injury? Just a guess. Getting punched hard enough to break bones could probably do some damage there, especially if the guy was hammered.
foodboy (anonymous) says…
Glad to know that no one from the football or basketball team was involved(so far)
jackpot (anonymous) says…
Cadillac Ranch or the Ranch??? Joe will you make up my mind, First line it's Cadillac Ranch, second it's the Ranch.
bingbong (anonymous) says…
i got smoked in the face after the fight was over......needed stitches and all, but i went home!! good times, good times!!
Calliope877 (anonymous) says…
LarryNative (Anonymous) says…
What's a 33 year old women doing at the Ranch? Cougar night?
"Cougars" are generally women in their 40s or 50s, not early 30s. Just thought I'd enlighten you.:)
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
okay Bingbong,
was the woman worth the blood and guts? 'cuz we know the bar brawl was probably over some 'woman' in that bar.
hope the members of the police force had a very good thanksgiving today and that Lawrence is free of such silly violent occasions today.
LarryNative (anonymous) says…
Calliope,
33 at the Ranch is a cougar.
33 at the VFW is a coed.
Age is relative to the hangout.
Hope I enlightened you.:)
tregun (anonymous) says…
Would these be the same folks complaining about their taxes and gov'ment in their business? Well, guess who pays for the ambulance and the cops? Put down the drink, remember who loves you (not your fellow losers at the bar), go do something aside from drinking and fighting.
YOUNGCSI (anonymous) says…
See, and if this fight had been at The Dog or Axis, ya'll would be talkin bout the kind of people that hang out there. . .shut it down. . .etc etc. But because it was at the Ranch (or Cadillac Ranch), it's all funny and let's laugh about it. . . *eyeroll*
Anonymous40 (anonymous) says…
First of all the "22 year old" was born and raised in lawrence! Second of all...I love how people think they can judge someone by an article! He is a great kid! To the person who said he will wind up in Lansing by the time he is 30! You should know that he is a 22 year old kid who is just learning that he cannot drink TOO much without getting stupid! He recently stopped drinking for 6 months in order to get under control and save money to take care of previous fines. He had friends that came in town for the holiday and the rest is history! He is learning he lesson SLOWLY but surely! Try not to be so judgemental!
Anonymous40 (anonymous) says…
One more thing! I bet if he was on the football or basketball team....he would not have been arrested!! Funny how that works!
Anonymous40 (anonymous) says…
beobachter......You are the exact reason people get into fights! Because right now..I wish it were YOU who got a broken jaw!! YOU are the loser!
Anonymous40 (anonymous) says…
Beobachter.....In the future you may try to respond with a little common sense! To make a statement that someone belongs in the morgue....due to a BAR fight is pretty ignorant!!
hail2oldku (anonymous) says…
A little trouble with that reading comprehension thing there A40. What beobatcher was saying is the kid will end up in a morgue if he doesn't clean up his s#it.
jimmyjms (anonymous) says…
Damn country music, and the thugs who try and live that lifestyle.
Anonymous40 (anonymous) says…
I understood him just fine! I believe when he said the "sooner the better" it just showed his ignorance!! I will just consider the source! I am so glad there are so many people on here who have lived perfect lives. I know that the mistakes I made have made me a better person!
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
okay,
so A40 is the 22-year-old.
A40, was she worth the blood and guts then?
***
yes, we can laugh about a country music bar fight: no guns; no knives; no gangs; no gangstas; no thug wannabes; no gunfights on Highway 470 afterwards; no shooting into the crowd; and well, the image of women is much nicer in country music, too!
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A40, yes what beo said to you was pretty rude, hoping "the sooner the better" you wind up in Lancing or the morgue. but those of us on here for a while know that Beo's noise is just noise. if you wanna break something, avoid his jaw, how about breaking his keyboard? that'd help all of us.
Anonymous40 (anonymous) says…
I assure you that I am not the 22 year old. ( in fact he would hate that I am even on here ) I am not sure what the fight was over...but I know some guys that were watching that said there was probably 30 guys fighting! And obviously the 22 year old had warrants was why he was arrested! Fighting is stupid! It is also CRAZY that it is legal to consume as much mind altering alcohol as you want....and yet people are shocked when you get charged with disorderly conduct! Thanks for the advice about BEO. I would like to break his keyboard. I would never wish anyone to wind up in prison or the morgue! How cruel!